( there is... a long pause and he looks like he might cry. is it weird to cry about this? he's gotten so used to being hurt and fighting his way to safety that being told someone is /choosing/ not to harm him... he takes a deep breath. )
...thank you.
self-reflection after being shoved back into the moon's reflection a second time ; not having my head or my heart clouded so intensely by the abyss played a hand in that too 。